# Ophthalmic Technician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ophthalmic-technician/001fb15e-bb3c-4a1d-86bc-055dc55adee5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ophthalmic-technician/001fb15e-bb3c-4a1d-86bc-055dc55adee5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Moorfields Eye Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Ophthalmic technician - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 28.5 hours per week (3.5 days per week.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:33:38.195Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Moorfields_Eye_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8345710 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8345710?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is based at the St. Ann’s satellite sites of Moorfields Eye Hospital which is one of the world's leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and education. The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of these programmes with direct supervision. The post holder will be a key member in relation to the development of practice on the ward. They will be working independently autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional actions. Ensuring the safety and well-being of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles. Our main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems, from common complaints to rare conditions which require treatments not available anywhere else in the UK. We treat people at our main hospital base in London's City Road and at 19 satellite facilities in and around the capital, which enables us to provide expert treatment closer to patient’s homes. Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national center for eye care. ### Main duties of the job - Responsible for carrying out clinical ophthalmic practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. - Carry out ophthalmic nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards. - To take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and well-being and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained. - Is accountable for his/her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence. - Will act in accordance with local, hospital and statutory guidelines and policies including health and safety initiatives. - Communicate effectively and efficiently with all members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patient care. - Will communicate with patients and relatives, making reports and liaising as appropriate with medical staff other member of the care team and management. - Act as a role model, giving guidance, counselling and support to unqualified staff and students. - Actively contribute to the teaching programme within the ward. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Diagnostic Testing Perform a wide range of ophthalmic diagnostic testing and imaging such as. - Visual acuity assessment - Intraocular pressure measurement - Visual fields testing - Optical coherence tomography (OCT ) - Fundus photography Accurately documenting and uploading result to electronic patient records. Clinical Support - Support the multidisciplinary team during clinical procedures. - Prepare and maintain clinical rooms and equipment to infection control standards. - Administer eye drops in line with training, competency, and local policy. Team Collaboration - Work effectively within the multidisciplinary team and communicate clearly with colleagues. - Escalate concerns or abnormal findings to senior staff promptly. - Open and close clinics as required. Patient-Centred Care - Deliver compassionate, respectful, and dignified patient care. - Respond sensitively to patients’ individual emotional, physical, and cultural needs. - Provide reassurance and answer basic patient enquiries. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Skills in preforming diagnostics in ophthalmology **Desirable** - Minimum 1 year's experience in Diagnostics - Demonstrates an understanding of the need for maintaining dignity, privacy and confidentiality. ### Education **Essential** - ‘O’ level/GCSE education or equivalent and experience in an ophthalmic setting ### Knowledge **Essential** - Computer skills – Patient Administration - System (PAS), Open Eyes, ICAMS, E procurement ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 272.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671260) - [meh privacy notice (pdf, 138.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1732) - [meh staff benefits (pdf, 919.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1731) - [person specification (pdf, 272.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671261) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.